Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1887-03-09
CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE.
rwENTYsEvENTH SESSION : SIXTY
FIFTH DAY.
SENATE.

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4. B. zs7. tthe Vincent irrigation bill) wa.
taken up and read the first time.
Gesford called up his motion to reconsider the
vote whereby the Senate refused 10 read the sec
ond time the bill to pay the deficiency in thu
salary of the Secretary 70 the State Engineer.
Vrooman spoke against the motion, claiming
that It was not a legal charge against the state
Gesford explained the law in regard to the
matter, showing that the claim was not one re
quired to go before the State Board OF Exam
liners.
Dray and Boggs, as members of the Financ,
Committee, advocated the payment of the de
ficiency.
yrooman said there were bills pending before
the Legislature aggregating nearly s., 0Uo OoO II
appropriations which should not be allowed
passage of this bill.
After some discussion over the matter The
Senate, by ayote of II ayes to Is noes refused L
reconsider the vote.
a. B. p. amending Section 8, and striking ou
Section 4, Of the County Government Act, Wa:
taken up and passed.
Message from the Governor, announcing his
approval of Senate bills 3S7, IL and g.
s. B. 269, relating to the publication of semi
annual statements by banks, was taken up on
a motion to reconsider the vote by which the
bill was lost
Murphy fought the bill vigorously, claiming
that il was in the interest of banks which de
sired to avoid their legal taxation
Boggs defended his bill, explaining its pro
visions, and disputiDg the argument advanced
by Murphy.
Draw also spoke in favor of the bill.
The Senate refused to reconsider.
A B. 252, relating to hearing of appeals before
the Supreme Court Passed. Also, A. B. q, &c
provide for the funding of the Indebtedness o.
counties Also, relating to the boundaries Of
Del Norte and Siskiyou counties
Atl2a. the Senate took a recess till no P. N
Afternoon Session.
On Resembling. Moffitt offered resolution
instructing the Committee on Commerce to re
port the pilo bill at 9oclock this evening
GesfOrd objected to posIponement OF the mat.
ter. as the Chairman o: that committee had
been instructed before recess to report imme-
diately after the reassembling of the Senate
Murphy and Sullivan advocated the postpone
ment and the discussion was cut snort Dy the
Chair instructing the Chairman of the commit
tee to report the bill at $50 p NJ
Message from the Governor announcing ms
veto of S. B. 20 to provide permanent 1und
for the purchase of jute to be manufactured al
the State Prison at San Quentin. Also, an
nouneing his approval of S. B. pa, allowing the
Controller two additional clerks.l
White moved to make the consideration OF
the veto message the special order for the fol
lowing day, Immediately after the reading OF
the journal. So ordered.
ON motion of Moffitt, the Senate concurred in
the Assembly amendment 10 ). b. w, providing
for permanent improvements at the Home OF
the Adult Blind.
A number of other bills reported from the
Assembly were placed on the file and others re-
ferred to committees.
A. B. I75, relating to school land warrants,
and A. B. 50, relating to powers of religious in
corporations, were read the second time.
A. B. 40i was made the special order FOL
Thursday, at $50 o'clock T. NJ
A. b. $50, empowering County Clerks to take
afidaYits OF pension claimants without charge,
was read the second time
S. B. 2S7, as passed ana amended by the As
sembiy, relating to the government OF grammar
schools, etc, was taken up and the amendments
Substitute for Assembly bills S2S. 279. 1856, 23s,
49, 49, 3Ss. 237 S45. so and SOC lthe county gov
eminent bill, covering Sc pages of printed mat
teri was taken up, read the third time and
passed.
s. c. A. Z. relating to the salaries of Supreme
and Superior judi es, read the first time.
A message was received from the Governor,
announcing his approval of S. B. 60, IS, l05 and
2S2 THE latter provides for an additional SUI
perior Judge for Fresno county, and the Others
appropriate money for certain purposes.
A c. A. Is. providing that bills may be read
the first time by title. Read the first time.
A. c.. A. II, providing salary for the Lieu
tenant-Goyernor, and prescribing his duties.
Read the first time.
s. B. 426, providing for the distribution and
sale of State series of schOol-books. Read third
time and passed.
At $50 the Senate took recess till $50 P. NJ.
Evening Session.
On reassembling, Yrooman introduced con-
current resolution providing that the Legisia'
ture adjourn sine die at midnight on to morrow.
The resolution was adopted by viva yoce
vote.
The Commerce Committee reported the pilot
bill, amended. and recommended its passage as
amended The amendment simply restores the
old rate of charges.
Dray presented a petition in connection with
the pilot bill, and a vigorous opposition was
made against its being read. The petition was
from the Board of Trade and citizens of Sacra-
mento, asking that the pilot bill Is B. No. y be
passed without amendment.
The Chair decided the petition to be in order
and Goueher appealed from the ruling. The
decision of the Chair was sustained, and the pc
titi0n was read.
Moffitt moved that the petition be referred to
the Committee on Commerce.
Ges ford moved as an amendment that it be
spread upon the journal.
The Chair called for the ayes and noes, and
without declaring the result called for the ayes
and noes on Moffitts motion, which was de
clared carried
The Senate then took ups. B. 275, relating to
the manner of filing ella ms against the State.
The bill was passed.
A. C. A. II, relating to duties and salary OF
Lieutenant Governor. Lost-ayes 10. noes l6.
A. B. 26S, providing for the payment of ex-
penses of suits to which the State is party, fol
the 37th fiscal year. Read first time.
a. B. ST. relating 10 powers and duties of Di-
rectorS of the Insane Asylum at Stockton. Read
three times, as case of urgency, and passed
A. B. SO, relating to roads and highways Read
first time.
A. B. 521, relating to the dissolution and mod
ifcation of irjunetions, was, under suspension
of the constitutional provision, read twice,
amended and ordered engrpSsed.
The bill to purchase additional ground for the
Home of the Adult Blind, having been amended
by the Assembly, was made the special order foi
the following day, at II O'Clock A. NJ
A. B. 49, relating to the boundaries of San
Beuito, Fresno and MERGED counties Read sec
Ond time.
a. B. 1856, to repeal the Act incorporating the
town OF Santa Barbara. Passed
A. B. 1879 relating to forming juries in criminal
cases, amended and ordered reprinted
A. b. 81, relating to temporary exchanges OF
Courts by Superior Judges. Passed Also, \. b.
49, to pay the claim of VIM Gutenberger
A. Is. 20S TO validate proceedings for the re-
organization of municipal corporations Read
second time. Also, A. b. IS, for the better pro-
lection of settlers on public lands. Also. bills
to pay claims of u. Joidan Z. ]. Smith, Jessie
\ Galland and j. T. Gawthorne. Also, A b.
a. relating to roads and highways THE latter
bill was amended in several particulars.
The next bill taken up was the celebrated
measure TO pay the claims of number of prop
erty-owners on Telegraph Hill, San Francisco.
for damages to their property from excavations
made by the seawall contractors. The bill.
which appropriates S6l, S25. was read the second
time without a dissenting cote.
A. B. 81, in relation to the compensation of the
Mayor and Councilmen of cities with popula-
ton not exceeding 10000.
On notion of Steele. the bill was declared to
be one of urgency, and was read the second and
third times and passed.
A message was received from the Assembly,
announcing the passage OF joint resolution re-
lating to hydraulic mining.
Jones moved the adoption Of the resolution.
There was no debate over the matter, and the
roll-call showed-ayes q, noes 0.
Yell moved that the constitutional provision
be suspended. and that his famous anti-coyote
bill be read the second and third time and
paced on its passage. So ordered.
Yell argued in support OF the bill. which he
said was in the interest of the wool industry,
one of the mos important in the State, and one
which should be fostered by the State
The bill provides for a premium OF SO on the
scalps of coyotes, lions, wolves, etc, to be paid
by the State.
The bin was passed
Abbott offered resolution providing that the
Senate decline TO recede from its amendments
10 the general appropriation bill, and that
Messrs. Moffitt. White and Nrooman be ap-
pointed a Conference Committee, on behalf OF
the Senate to meet with a like committee to be
appointed by the Assembly. The committee
was instructed to report on the following day
at 10 o'clock
The resolution was adopted.
At midnight the Senate adjourned.
ASSEMBLY.
The House met at 10 A. NJ Speaker Jordan In
the chair and bare quorum present.